Neurology

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TONOTOPIC ORGANIZATION

the basic standard postulating that various frequencies arouse various places in mammalian auditory system structures. This ordering begins inside the

TRANSCRIPTION

noun. With regard to genetics, the procedure whereby the inherited data housed in DNA is transferred to a molecule of

TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL (TTM)

a five-phase theory to describe alterations in individual's health behaviors. It proposes that change takes time, also that many different

TROPISM

a type of orientation viewed in both aminals and plants away from or toward a stimulant, like gravity or sunshine.

UNCONDITIONED STIMULUS (UCS US)

a stimulant which induces an unconditioned reaction, as in withdrawal from a hot stovetop, contracting of the pupil upon exposure

UROPHILIA

noun. a paraphilia consisting of urine and urination as a significant source of stimulation during sexual acts.

VARIATION

noun. the presence of qualitative differentions in type, anatomy, actions, and physiology across the people of a populace, whether because

VERBAL PARAPHASIA

a type of paraphasia marked by the including of words and sentences that aren't appropriate in someone's speech.

VISUAL ACUITY

the level of clarity, or acuteness, of visual perception. It might be gauged in many manners, by testing one

VISUALLY GUIDED REACHING

motions wherein simultaneous visual data is utilized to find a target and veer away from obstacles. Visually guided reaching is

VON RESTORFF EFFECT

a memory-procedure theory postulating that an object which is different from others within a sequence will be recalled more than

WILKS'S LAMBDA

a statistic based upon the difference in mean vectors across K samples utilized to test hypotheses about group mean vector

XENOPHOBIA

noun. 1. a pathological phobia of strangers. 2. hostile outlooks or violent actions toward individuals of other nationalities, ethnic groups,

TENSION REDUCTION

relief of emotions of tension. A multitude of methods might be utilized for this reason.

TEST-WISE

adjective. describing people who have taken a large amount of tests and are thus, more adept at taking tests than

THERAPY

1. treatment of physical, cognitive, or behavioral disorders or illness. 2. reference: psychotherapy.

THURSTONE ATTITUDE SCALES

a direct attitude measure which consists of generating a large group of statements modeled to show ranging degrees of negativity

TOOL OF INTELLECTUAL ADAPTATION

a technique of thinking, learning, or recalling of a problem-solving method which kids internalize from their interplay with more competent

TRANSDUCTION

noun. the procedure wherein one type of energy is transformed into another type, particularly sensory transduction: the conversion of the

TRAPEZOID BODY

a group of transverse nerve fibers inside the pons transporting afferent fibers from the cochlear nuclei to the superior olivary